Note the rhetorical shift indicated by "But..." in sentence 6. What is its purpose and effect?

Answer and Explanation:

President Abraham Lincoln delivered the speech now known as the "Gettysburg Address" in 1863, in a battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Lincoln says they are gathered there in order to dedicate "a portion of that field" to those who have sacrificed their lives in the war. However, immediately after saying that, his speech shifts, beginning by the word "but". This word indicates a change in path, so to speak, for his ideas to follow. He basically contradicts himself by now saying that it is impossible to consecrate that field, and he provides two reasons for that. First, the field has already been consecrated by the blood of those who lost their lives. Second, because the greater struggle is not over yet. The war was still raging, and so those who were alive had the duty to keep on fighting, so that the fallen soldiers wouldn't have lost their lives in vain.

"everyday

use" was written by alice walker. this is a story about two sisters, dee

and maggie wanting to have the handmade quilt. maggie wants to use the thing

for its purpose, while dee appreciates it for being “her heritage”.   the quilt represents family heritage. it was

believed that only dedication and years of hard work can represent a  quilt. 

mama decided to give

the quilts to her less fortunate daughter, maggie because she believed that dee

could not hold the true meaning of their family heritage and   that she would not use the quilts for their

purpose. however, dee believed that maggie can’t appreciate the quilts just as

how she sees them, and she thought that the quilt will be put to “everyday use”

by maggie and within 5 years or so, the quilt will turn into a rag. in the story, dee strongly believed that maggie do not deserve the quilts.

explanation:

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